Personal and household care compositions
AssigneePhyzz, Inc.
InventorAllen H. Rau
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Abstract
Personal and household care compositions that deliver an audible crackling or popping sound during use. The sound is created by the release of pressurized carbon dioxide that has been encapsulated in a water-soluble structure. The carbon dioxide gas is released as the encapsulating material dissolves or when it is ruptured by mechanical action. The popping or crackling sound helps create consumer interest by signaling the presence and continued action of the product.
Claims12
A composition of matter, comprising a gasified solid and a virtually anhydrous liquid base, wherein said composition is used in an environment where said gasified solid is mechanically abraded or exposed to an aqueous solvent, such that in use, such composition provides a popping sound when said composition is used, said gasified solid comprising a matrix of a water soluble material which encapsulates a gas, said water soluble material being selected from the group consisting of sugar, glucose, lactose and mixtures thereof, and wherein said anhydrous liquid base comprises an agent selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, vegetable oils, petrolatum, liquid fatty acid esters, silicone derivatives, glycerin, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, low molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) and alcohols.
The composition of claim 17, further comprising at least one of a surfactant, an emollient, a humectant, a polymer, an enzyme, a builder, an insecticide and a sun screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.